Masashi Hojo
Bank of Japan
Stella Project, Payment and Settlement Systems Department
Researcher/engineer specializing in distributed system areas, especially P2P networks and large-scale distributed processing systems. After completing his master’s degree at Tokyo Institute of Technology, he joined NTT Data Technology and Innovation General Headquarters and was involved in research and development for the utilization of DLT/blockchain in commercial systems for the past three years. Currently, he works for the Payment and Settlement Systems Department of the Bank of Japan as a DLT technology researcher focusing on Project Stella.